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QCA

Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9I: Energy and electricity
Section 14: Reviewing work

QCA

Objectives

Children should learn:
  • to summarise and make connections between the key ideas in this unit, and those preceding it

Activities

Outcomes

Children:
  • Draw flow diagrams identifying energy transfers and transformations in a wider range of situations, eg the devices studied earlier in the unit, home insulation.
  • Encourage pupils to use games to review connections, eg
    • chain games from the numeracy strategy
    • 'energy consequences' (first line - describe an event, second line - describe an energy transformation. When the text is revealed pupils have to explain whether the consequences are possible or not)
    • 'energy dominoes' (prepare a set of cards with a question about an aspect of energy on one half and an unrelated answer on the other. One pupil asks a question and the pupil who has the answer reads it aloud, then asks his/her question)
  • The opportunity could be taken to revise related topics from previous years, eg conduction and convection, covered in unit 8I 'Heating and cooling'.
  • identify key points
  • contribute to a summary sheet of key ideas

Points to note

  • The domino game is similar to chain or loop games used in the numeracy strategy.
  • Relates to work done in unit 8I 'Heating and cooling' on house insulation to reduce heat loss.

Sections in this unit

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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. a. How is energy involved in doing useful things?
2. b. How is energy involved in doing useful things?
3. a. How does electricity transfer energy?
4. b. How does electricity transfer energy?
5. c. How does electricity transfer energy?
6. d. How does electricity transfer energy?
7. e. How does electricity transfer energy?
8. What are we paying for when we use electricity?
9. Checking progress
10. a. Where do we get electricity from?
11. b. Where do we get electricity from?
12. a. How can we reduce the waste of energy?
13. b. How can we reduce the waste of energy?
14. Reviewing work